For Apple owners, there's one consistent event that can make their shiny new device seem dull and boring: the replacement of their specific device with a new one from Apple. Now there's a new Apple gadget on the block that literally makes every other Apple device look dull. A company called Computer Choppers has put together a Gold-plated MacBook Pro, with an appropriately diamond studded Apple logo. Should go nicely with your gold plated ... HP ... LaserJet. Yeah. Get ready to sell your house.Looking for a more upmarket metal finish for your laptop? The 24 carat gold and diamonds MacBook Pro should fit the bill - at a price.
Created by the worryingly-named Computer Choppers, there's an option of a machine with or without the diamonds. The 15-inch diamond machine comes with 2.2GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 802.11n wireless, up to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory, 160 GB internal drive and an 8x double-layer SuperDrive. There's also a 24 carat gold-plated machine (without the gems), which has a similar specification, but with a satin gold interior.
Interested? Check out Powermax, an Apple authorized reseller, which is selling the Gold & Diamonds model for $8999 and the gold version for $5999.
Computer Choppers has finished their custom 24-carat gold Macbook Pro modification. And it looks just...golden...other than the Apple logo, of course, which houses more diamonds than will allow us to ever send this link to our wife. We actually gave creator Alex Wiley a quick call today to get the lowdown on pricing...and maybe even placed an order of our own. (OK, we totally didn't place an order, but we did get some interesting info).
The swank picture you see above would run you about $7,000 to $8,000. That includes the computer, the 24-carat gold plating process and about three carats in diamonds. Don't have the money? Corners could be cut! Plating alone will run you only about $1,500 as a standalone procedure, and the total package price could drop all the way to $5,500 if you were interested in cubic zirconia diamonds (but she would know, my friend, she would know).
Interestingly enough, the finished blingification adds almost no weight—only a few ounces—mostly from the gems.
Any "filler" can be chosen where the Apple logo once existed. We recommend the always suitable lightning bolt.
But at the end of the day, what's the point of a gold laptop? Is there even a market, or is the story just perfect fodder for an amusing weekend click?
"For these things, I don't even know if there is a good [market]," Wiley said. "This is a first for me, but I'm gearing up to get some more out."
Well, there was at least a market for this particular unit. Because it's already been sold, fanboys.
Computer-choppers present these bling'ed out creations. Each plated in 24kt Gold (and diamonds for the macbook), these gadgets would make anyone stare in envy.
For gadget owners, getting the latest and hottest tech is enough to catch the attention of people close to you but nothing spells "look-at-me" better than these beauties. You can go ho-hum on other people's "regular" iPhones while you blind them with reflections on your gold plated iPhone.
IMHO, great gadgets for High-rollers, although I think it suits women more than men.(you might look like a pimp with all that bling, yo.) But with the rate of how technology is improving, the lives of these gadgets wont last a lifetime (they'd make great displays nonetheless).
Below are pics of each gold-plated gadget.
computer-choppers offer gold plating services on their site. With numerous appearances in popular pc mags and blogs everywhere, their exposure has skyrocketed. New orders keep coming in and we can expect more cool creations from them.
Except for the trademark Apple logo on the lid and LCD screen, every surface of this special edition MacBook Pro is gold plated.
Say hello to the new mod for MacBook Pro notebook. This one is unique in a lot of ways. Not only is it very extreme which makes you question why in the world would anyone do something like this. Secondly, it'd be so expensive that most of us wouldn't even care. But that doesn't stop us from drooling over a '24-carat gold plated Apple MacBook Pro'.
Believe it or not, even the keyboard, the lid, touchpad and the exteriors of the speakers have been given a gold finish. Only part to not get a feel of gold is the screen and the Apple logo. Disappointed? don't be. The case-modders at Computer Shoppers have gone ahead and provided a diamond-encrusted Apple logo on the lid!
Those interested in similar plating on their oh-so-precious electronic paraphernalia can avail the services of Computer Shoppers.
The 24-carat Gold plated MacBook Pro is finally complete and the credit for this goes to the modders at Computer Chopper. Apart from being a high-end deluxe darling with every square-centimeter finished with Gold, it also has the opulence of a Diamond studded Apple logo. If you like your one to be designed according to your style, the work of plating, painting and etching work will cost you about $1200 to $1500 (Not much for a Mac Book over and done with Gold).
The Computer choppers must be blazing with pride after producing such a wonderful thing.
If a gold-plated MacBook Pro isn’t enough, perhaps one with a diamond-encrusted Apple logo will win her heart forever. Approximately 2 carat total weight in diamonds (H/I in color and SI1-2 in clarity with a gold base) make this a true conversation piece and collector’s item, or maybe just the wildest engagement ring anyone has ever been given. The customized MacPro comes complete with a one-year warranty on the hardware, plating, and custom painted keyboard/track pad. Also included are extra case feet, a microfiber cleaning kit, a Radtech Sleevz and …
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